AMAC to prosecute illegal revenue collectors harassing residents

The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has said that it will prosecute illegal revenue collectors harassing residents and government officials. The Chairman of AMAC, Mr Christopher Maikalangu, disclosed this at a press conference organised to enlighten residents about the anomalies in the council’s revenue collection processes with a view […]

The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has said that it will prosecute illegal revenue collectors harassing residents and government officials.

The Chairman of AMAC, Mr Christopher Maikalangu, disclosed this at a press conference organised to enlighten residents about the anomalies in the council’s revenue collection processes with a view to address them.

Mr Maikalangu said that the council had designated satellite areas such as Dei-Dei, Nyanya and University of Abuja Bridge for its agents to check and collect revenue and not within the city.

He advised residents to report anyone harassing them for revenue in the name of AMAC or the nearest police station, adding that the council had a mobile court to prosecute offenders.

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He said, “It has been observed that some of our revenue collectors are overstepping their boundaries by collecting revenues on street naming/numbering and mobile advertisement from unsuspecting Nigerians within the city centre. Some of them have chased and collected number plates of vehicles of the presidency, National Assembly, embassies, as well as Ministries, Departments and Agencies.

“The reports of these dishonourable acts have caused the council a lot of embarrassment and have given us a bad name.”

To redeem the battered image, Mr Maikalangu said that the council had decided to take the following measures:

“Henceforth, all revenue collectors in charge of street naming/house numbering and mobile advertisement should kindly withdraw from the Federal Capital City and concentrate more on the satellite towns and other communities within the council.

“We will henceforth situate our staff in designated and organised centres such as the University of Abuja area, Nyanya and Dei-Dei to professionally coordinate the collection of mobile advert revenues for the council.” NAN